Clothesprop



J. J. MECKLING, JR. CLOTHESPROP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 13, 1919.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONAS J'. MEGKLING, $3., OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHESPROP.

Application filed November 18, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JoNAs J. MEOKLING, Jr., acitizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Clothesprops; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable Others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes propsand consists of a simple device of this nature so arranged that theclothes line may be securely held taut by a peculiar arrangement ofholder.

The invention comprises various other details of construction,combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specificallydefined in the ap ended claim.

l y invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and in which:

Figure l'is a perspective view of the prop, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View showing the line holding element.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter:

A and B designate two telescoping parts having elongated slots C thereinthrough which adjusting-screws D pass adapted to hold the two sectionsin different clamping Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

Serial No. 337,671.

relation. The section A is pointed at one end and adapted to engage theground to prevent the same from slipping, and the other section has abolt passed through a hole in the section B and projecting beyond theopposite faces thereof.

The line holder consists of a piece of wire F, the ends of which areturned to form eyes H, one encircling the projecting portion of the bolton one side of section B, and the other encircling the shank of the boltbetween the head thereof and the adjacent face of the section B, a nut Kbeing screwed on the threaded end of the bolt. Said wire has two uprightportions N, each bent to form coils 0 bearing upon the top of section B,thence the wire has upwardly extending portions R, each of which is bentupon itself at T forming a downwardly extending U-shaped portion S inwhich the rope is positioned. By positioning the coils upon the top ofsection B strain is removed from the eyes H.

It will be noted that the upwardly extending portions R incline towardeach other and nearly close the opening into the U-shaped portion, andas the parts are resilient, the clothes line'may be inserted in theU-shaped portion and secuerly held therein.

What I claim to be new is:

V A clothes line holder comprising a bar perforated at its end, aresilient wire bent at the end to form eyes in alinement with each otherand medially bent into a pair of clip coils with spring coils betweensaid clip coils and said eyes, said bar fitting between said eyes, and abolt passing through said eyes and perforations.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JONAS J. MEGKLING, JR.

